Charles L. Krone, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Tucson, AZ
Charles L. Krone, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1497899173, issued on Feb 16, 2007. Check the license (Arizona 5671, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles L. Krone
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 5671 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2380 N Ferguson Ave, Tucson, AZ 85712
- Phone
- (520) 795-7260
- Enumerated
- Feb 16, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (520) 795-3024
- Medicaid ID
- 201715 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040706001332); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 1962
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles L. Krone in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 5671Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
547 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium112 claims
- Famotidine86 claims
- Omeprazole71 claims
- Sutab33 claims
- Nortriptyline Hcl21 claims
- Budesonide Dr17 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,007.63
84 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Swan Gastroenterology PCTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles L. Krone among 403 gastroenterology physician records in Arizona
Charles L. Krone, M.D. is one of 403 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 59% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1962 · median 2001 among the 295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Arizona
There are 403 gastroenterology physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Charles L. Krone, M.D.'s NPI number?
Charles L. Krone, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497899173, issued on Feb 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles L. Krone, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2380 N Ferguson Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85712. Phone: (520) 795-7260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles L. Krone, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 5671, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Charles L. Krone, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles L. Krone, M.D. had 547 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.